Olivier Archive. Vols. DLIII-DLXV. National Theatre Board, Management Committee, Executive Committee, and Finance Committee papers, and Annual Reports; 1960-1975. Includes agendas, minutes and papers presented to the Board and Committees, including financial reports. Most papers were first presented to the Finance Committee and then passed to the Board, sometimes with a covering note, with the same numeration.
Olivier Archive. Vols. DLXXVIII A, B. “The Arts Council of Great Britain report on the four major grant-aided theatres”; consultants” report from Peat, Marwick, Mitchell & Co.; 1972. Main report, and supplementary report D on the National Theatre. The supplementary reports A, B, and C on the Royal Opera House, Sadler’s Wells Opera and the Royal Shakespeare Company are not included.
Olivier Archive. Vols. DLXXIX-DLXXXVI. General papers on National Theatre production schedules; 1963-1975. Includes papers of the Repertory Committee, afterwards the Planning Committee; 1966-1975. From 1973 to 1974 the Committee met as a meeting of the associate directors, but from 1974 the associates met informally to be joined by the administrators and the whole group was again known as the Planning Committee. Includes proposals for Festival of Europe; 1968.
Olivier Archive. Vols. DLXXXVII-DXCIII. Papers and correspondence on building and fitting-out of the National Theatre on the South Bank, and its environment; 1952-1976.
Olivier Archive. Vols. DXCIV-DXCV. Correspondence and papers relating to Olivier as Director of the National Theatre, including congratulatory and valedictory messages to and from him; requests for him to give interviews, write and make personal and broadcast appearances; and requests to contribute to appeals; 1963-1975. Similar items addressed to Olivier personally are at Add. MSS 79895-79905, and 80548-80553. Includes all invitations for messages for events etc. for the quartercentenar...
Olivier Archive. Vols. DXCVII–DXCIX. Correspondence and papers of Kenneth Tynan, Literary Manager and afterwards joint Literary Consultant at the National Theatre; and other members of the Literary Department, especially Derek Granger, joint literary manager with Tynan. Includes extensive correspondence between Tynan and Olivier relating to the National Theatre in general. Some correspondence on individual productions is here; other letters from Tynan are with the individual productions...
Olivier Archive. Vols. DCII-DCIII. Correspondence between the National Theatre and other theatres, including the Royal Shakespeare Company, the English Stage Company (including approaches by the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation) and the Mermaid Theatre, mostly relating to scheduling of plays; 1960-1979. Includes correspondence between Olivier and Peter Hall, Managing Director of the Royal Shakespeare Company, George Devine and William Gaskill.